The trademark Ruff Ryders was filed by My Linh Beigui-Hanisch, a national of the Federal Republic of Germany (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 10, 2022, and received one opposition filed on July 25, 2022 by RUFF CYCLES GmbH on Likelihood of confusion. the opponent was represented by WBS.LEGAL Rechtsanwalts GmbH u. Co. KG and proceedings were handled in German, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 25, 2022
The application was filed in German, and German was also language of all opposition proceedings (Italian was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003175286 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on August 23, 2023 by the EUIPO.